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With 442 residents, it is a town in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Lahoussoye falls below the line for grades. Few residents are of retirement age: 14% are 65 or over.
The one thing Lahoussoye does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lahoussoye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Corbie, 2.7 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lahoussoye.
12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Somme’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 22%. The middle age in Lahoussoye is 39.7.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Lahoussoye | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,570 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.6 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Eugène LefebvreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 79%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €11.06/m² a month. Sales in Lahoussoye from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Lahoussoye. Best known first.
Nothing in Lahoussoye is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lahoussoye yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahoussoye | 442 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corbie | 5,982 | 2.9 | B | B | B | D− |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 5.9 | A | B | A | C− |
| Camon | 4,359 | 7.3 | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Rivery | 3,636 | 7.7 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Longueau | 5,680 | 7.9 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Albert | 9,521 | 8.1 | C− | B | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Lahoussoye is a commune of 442 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Somme. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.